Nagoya (Japan), Sept. 28 -- Defending champion An Se-young of South Korea defeated China's Chen Yufei 21-5, 21-12 on Monday to reach the women's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
The high-profile semifinal between two of the world's best players finished in surprisingly one-sided fashion.
The women's singles semifinals featured the world's top four shuttlers and had been widely expected to produce tight contests, but top-seeded An wrapped up victory in just 40 minutes.
"We have played each other so many times that we know what the other does, so I put more weight on that going in. That is why I got a good result," An said.
"More than I expected. What has grown is that I am much calmer, and my confidence has come ona lot," A...